Oliver Horsbrugh (1937 – August 2009) was a British television director most recently for Emmerdale. He also directed episodes of the top rated ITV1 soap opera, Coronation Street, from the early 1970s. He won a BAFTA as part of the Emmerdale team in 2001 when the programme was awarded the Best Soap Award.[1]
Horsbrugh was born to a family of actors; Walter Horsbrugh and Sheila Beckett.[2]
His early training was at the BBC.[3]
His daughter Rebecca is a sports journalist with SNTV, the sports television arm of Associated Press TV.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Television | Soap in 2001". British Academy Film Awards. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ a b Fergusson, Nicholas (27 September 2009). "Oliver Horsbrugh obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Oliver Horsbrugh". British Academy Film Awards. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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